Useful Oral Phrases Flashcards by Katie Wheeler

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it is a photo that has been taken

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c’est un photo qui a été prise

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in the background, one can see

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a l’arrière plan, on peut voir

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in the middle

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au centre/au milieu

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in the foreground

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au premier plan

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close up

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en gros plan

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behind

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derrière

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in front of

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devant

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left

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a gauche

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right

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a droit

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next to

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a côté de

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the two people/objects are

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les deux personnes/objects sont

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just before the photo is taken

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juste avant la photo soit prise

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there was

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il y avait

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then one could imagine

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ensuite on pourrait imaginer

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but

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mais

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furthermore

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de plus

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firstly

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premièrement

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secondly

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deuxièmement/en second lieu

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it is evident that

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il est évident que

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so

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donc

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its a matter of

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il s’agit de

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the image shows

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l’image montre

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in the top left/right

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dans la partie supérieure gauche/droit

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in the bottom left/right

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dans la partie inférieure gauche/droit

i like the fact that

j'aime le fait que

it's like

c'est comme

one could say

on dirait que

this/that resembles

cela resemble à

i don't think that

je ne pense pas que

the intention of the photo was dignity/sad/joy

l'intention du photographe était de dignité/de tristesse/de joie

the caption/story is fun/interesting

la légende est amusante/très intéressante

i find this image shocking

je trouve cette image choquante

on one hand

d'un côté

on one hand

de l'autre

by the bye/incidentally

d'ailleurs

because of

grâce à

which (which one)

laquelle

customs and traditions

costumes et traditions

health

santé

leisure

loisirs

different cultures

diversité culturelle

science and tech

science et technologie

the point of view of

de point de vue de

this demonstrates

cela démontre que

this main reason for/cause is

la raison principle/la cause principale pour... c'est

the effects of

les effets/l'impact de

the dangers of... are

les dangers de... sont

the precautions to take are

les précautions à prendre sont

the factors to consider are

les facteurs à prendre en consideration sont